The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-28
HER LACk OF FAITH.


whit" arms.
There was nothing peculiarly German
ar"lt Inc lrlulcln except hcr pretty,
I>P'ng, comp icgfcl speech an that SI-,-
-'~fly. title of address ami Lyr nat or
aliiN was, perhaps. iat what Uuc.rIlIn.
i.ur size w.,S a rarely fascinating creature.
Sh' had = slender AMI Statu .>Juc ti-ulr..
AMI th" race of I I.ri~icUnc: th,r. wa;
4 clint 81 rcd IL her abundant dark hair:
her cnmpIcN.on was pare as pearl. with
lovely rp-c TINT wayOrlnE in either check.
allI her !aC: was such tS SapphO'S might
have been 80 curiou~ly dreamy and vet
Spiric :, 80 SGy anj Vet 80 fearless. AMI
80 altogether puc'ir AMI enchanting. Her
charms her talent AMI her fine me 10
soprano, had obtained many cnyiahlc
Surcrs~cS lur her IN comic opera; AMI
Hrr anIIbInty and innocent life had
brought her q commentator swcvtcr
than all h.r Iriump:is.
" our notion Is new to me, fr5uciu,"
Was thr hail-ycNcl, half indignant com
nrnt "f Philip ItamirD. Il cannot un-
dcrstand why great love need make
amy person unhappy"
The lrIulcins luNuriant dark lashcs
hid a Sudden wistfuiEcss in her large
gray eyes.
Herr kamiro, hc prefer not, mayb,,
10 understand, she returned, still in
those prOyokin" accents OF uuiet doubt
and he not know, he not iecl, ever the
love - great tnat il him make unnap-
Py.'
And then, with an abrupt and con
suulmat" change oi manner, that was one
Of her wltcherrS, she continued:
And like that | not love YOU, nv
Philip. | love little. SO | not think. /
not care. | not fret for what Won do.
In the grand play, every night, with the
adorable countess, whose most dcVutiny
lover you must be. | not eycrthink about
you with melancholy, with the small
jealousy that foolish would seem per-
hLpS."
and that would be cgrcSiouslv foolish,
indeed, Philip interrupted, with an
play, once without the daZZiin paraphcr-
nalla OF her part, lS not wholly adorable
beng. l assure you. And. besides mV
iaIr Skcptic, my experiences in senti-
mental way have been 50 mcagrc that
lay love making on the sage Is not even
lolcrIniy realistic cannot even grace
fully embrace the countess aS she dies in
my arms ~ jhc end OF the act. N-ou car
t;unly have n0 tiattCring confidence i'm
my judgment of what l. becoming, re-
qUlStc and manly, friiulciE poor faith
III my affection for you. | wonder vuu
consent 10 become my wife - hc added
rupgOachiu!lv, and with slightest sarcasm.
All. but for you haze the one very
caEHc-t esteem was the naive rrulv
made with an in iesribably charminsanl
cDncIhatory Snlle. y on not have 50
much lau!t as many You better are Than
most
Your compliment is rather dubious
llartlna,' the young actor observed
dryly.
''Ah, but the men. they are all alike"
She pursued, still in those unbclicVing,
things do they tell not, they wish not
Us 10 knOw-the wives, who love much
that much sOrrowfui We should be, pe,,-
Aaps. They many things do say not
very wrong but what We should not
like the little supper, 30 dainty, 50
p.casurahlc, with the mcslemoisrllcs. SO
dc!2htng; the little Irritation, so aulu-
sIEu, Sp---'
Nothing OF that sort can be catalogued
with my iOilicS, irdulciu,' he intcrpYsed
somewhat s,crrlv
\ sudden sp!endor glowcd in her mag
nliic-ut eyes; but not Vet had womanly
lncrciui'ty and apprehension.
"lIow know that >" she qucried. with
n persistence that would lEivc angcrcd
AMI rcpclieI him, lead he not deemed her
the most CndCaring and desirable, crra-
lure IN all the world. Il not have the
belief 80 necessary; | not have the faith
50 beautiful. Ii with the passion 50
great | should love you, my Philip. and
You then do not the true ALWAYS, | die
then 1 90 think, like the poor countess
IN the play Or perhaps / do not that
al! the great jealousy kill the fOndncss,
Kill conscience, al in my soul good; and
then l 30 something very evil to some
! othcr-to Won, maybe
"lou viii have no cause for jealousy
| OF me, my dear Hartina,' the Young
man declared, earnestly and With i'm
pTcSsiYc tCHiCmesS.
Yet rs hc quilted her presence, he
| looked rather bored and distressed.
" The jealousy OF my guileless IIaltina,
| * the one defect OF Il most gracious ma
iurc, u. thought, anNIOuSly. ''Shc has
not indeed the beautiful faith in love. 80
! necessary always and surely most essen
| tid 10 the peace OF rs professional pco-
pie, who sham So easily on the stage that
We are possibly presumed TO acquire an
| absolute distastu for sincerity. But
! when she i my wife, perhaps my fanci-
! lui irau.cIn can be persuaded that all
! men JTa not monsters OF duplicity that
! al men are not alike he mentally
! amended, smiling ia 4 diverted way ut
! Ilarlul's comprehensive and trIIe de
! prrriltion OF his sex.
| Tho girl did not again allude to the
| uncomfortable and Improbable theme.
! The Uu~DpAI~ticate Young foreigner mad
! a suIiIcIcury OF dignity and tact, and ii
! her woman nature yielded to the greater
/ AMI more jealous love, she chose to main
! tain her lantalizing reserve, that, how
! ever, only made her more pleasing to the
! man that iloized her.
lie seemed To be quite content with
! the placid affection his bride vouchSaicd
! Elm. She never annoyed him by any
! undue watch.ulncSS, by any unreasonable
! questioning, by any iguOblc espionage.
/ No unpleasant fIncies, no hateful in
| IercHccs ever seemed to trouble her de-
| L;,ntiul piaCldity.
! .sAni. after all. I should be sorrv if
/ my wife loved me enough 10 make
! herself miserable about me, he once
said, mischicvously, and perhaps tcnta-
| tivciv.
All but you not know much | now
! do lov',' she returned, with Il bcwil-
! dcriug little laugh. And YOU do not
! yet what give me displcasurc - nh hat
make me so-ah, 50 like one man crea-
! turc -
"Nor am [ likely TO do that" He
! smiled aS he turned away somewhat
| liaStIlE. 7 here was a look on her Cpun-
tenancc that disturbed him; and it was
look that deep and darkunel as
| iiartiua gael after him.
Il warn uIm once, not again she re
| iiectcd. 81 not Vet know hr oil 50 good
Is Ic seem. / wait, / make sure then
he not 80 good, l do all, not know
what -
II. O. lar.e eyes glittcrcd "a fierce fever
ish scarlet crow I'm each soft chrak.
Some subtle change iudctinablc and un
beautiful had taken al the fresh an,
I tender Grace from that iairCSt counter
ance: jealousy, ever pulS~ant 10 mar ;tn'
| undo. seemed almost 10 age her IN th'
moment oi her turbulent mood.
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